US EditionHackers Give Rockstar Games Until April 14 To Pay For Stolen Data
Rockstar said the stolen information was non-material and that the breach has no impact on players or company plans.
- Rockstar Games confirmed a data breach occurred Saturday when hackers from ShinyHunters accessed company information, issuing a ransom demand to "pay or leak" by Tuesday, April 14.
- According to The CyberSec Guru, the attackers exploited Anodot, a cloud-cost monitoring tool, to obtain authentication tokens and gain access to Rockstar's Snowflake data warehouse.
- Rockstar dismissed the breach as "non-material," stating "a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed" and that the incident has no impact on players or operations.
- With Grand Theft Auto scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, Rockstar insists the breach does not affect its release timeline or company plans.
- Online speculation has emerged among players, with one Redditor claiming it could be an "inside job to keep delaying the game," though no evidence supports the theory.
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Rockstar Games says hack will have ‘no impact’
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